Clearskincare Salicylic 8% MiniPeel

Use this product weekly

The Clearskincare Salicylic 8% MiniPeel is a brilliant weekly exfoliation for Acne prone skin to remove excess oils, and reduces the appearance of post breakout marks and enlarged pores.

3 - If you have moderate to severe acne

Moderate to severe acne

If you have moderate to severe acne, and your Skin does not clear with Clearskincare's Acne Solution, please visit your local Clearskincare clinics to receive further Acne treatment and an individual Skincare programme.This will help you to permanently eliminate the cause of acne & breakouts. Clearskincare Clinics

Dr McCaffery is the founder and medical director of Clearskincare Clinics based in Sydney, Australia and she has been a leader in the skincare industry in Australia for 17 years. She has trained with a number of the world's leading innovative Dermatologists including Dr Zein Obagi in California USA and Dr Philippe Simonin in Geneva Switzerland.

Read more about Acne

Acne affects up to 80% of teenagers and young adults and up to 20% of older adults.

Acne is caused by an excessive production of sebum and skin cells, by overactive sebaceous glands. Sebum is a wax that keeps the skin waterproof. It is produced by the sebaceous glands, which are attached to the hair follicles in our skin. Sebum travels from the sebaceous glands up to the surface of the skin via our skin pores.

For reasons not yet completely understood, acne prone skins produce too many skin cells. These extra skin cells mix with sebum and block up the pores in our skin. Because sebum is still being produced, it builds up behind the blockage. This causes swelling, which can then burst out into the surrounding layers of skin. This causes inflammation - pain, redness, and swelling.

Acne causes different types of sores and blemishes in the skin. Acne sufferers may have one or more of the following:

Blackheads - these are a collection of dead cells and sebum blocking the pore (the blackness is not dirt, but oxidized sebum).

Whiteheads - sebum is building up behind the blockage causing a lump, which is covered by a thin layer of skin. The sebum stays white as it has had no contact with air.

Papules - the sebum has broken out into the layers beneath the surface of the skin and caused inflammation, so it appears as painful reddish lumps.

Pustules - the inflammation has turned into pus and broken through the skin to form the classic yellow 'pimple'.

Cysts & Nodules - these are painful lumps caused by inflammation in the skin.

Open Sores - usually pimples that have been scratched or picked.

Scars - skin depressions, sometimes darkened, left after large pustules (sometimes even small pimples) have healed.

Red and Brown marks are common after breakouts have healed, particularly in darker skins. The sebaceous glands are controlled by our sex hormones. The oestrogens (female sex hormones) suppress the sebaceous glands, whereas the androgens (male sex hormones) stimulate them. Males and females have both types of sex hormones.

During our teen years the levels of sex hormones rise rapidly, this is the reason why acne is more common in teenagers. Acne tends to be worse in young males but can be more persistent in adult females.

Adult acne can be caused by a hormonal imbalance in females, and it is important to have this investigated by your doctor, particularly if you have other symptoms of a hormonal imbalance such as irregular periods and/or excess body hair.

Acne can also be caused by taking extra hormones, in the form of anabolic steroids, corticosteroid medication and some hormone treatments.

Acne is best treated by controlling its causes, excessive sebum and skin cell production, and overactive sebaceous glands.

Mild acne is best treated with AHAs (alpha hydroxy acids) such as glycolic and salicyic acids, to control excessive sebum and exfoliating treatments to remove excessive skin cells and stop them blocking the skin pores. Clearskincare uses glycolic acidin our Gel Cleanser and Smooth Skin 8%. We recommend adding our 2% Salicylic Toner if your skin is very oily.